VIRGINIA IN THE NEWS

AWARENESS SUMMIT PLANNING BEGINS

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), VASFAA and the ECMC Foundation have partnered to sponsor an “Awareness Summit” to be held later this year.

The Awareness Summit is designed to bring together organizations that have an interest or stake in early awareness programs.  One possible outcome of the Summit would be a statewide organization to coordinate and support early awareness activities in Virginia.

Representatives (including Angie Hawkins from Virginia Wesleyan College, 2003-2004 VASFAA Awareness Committee chair) from each sponsoring organization met at SCHEV on July 1 to begin planning for the Awareness Summit.  At this meeting, tentative plans were made to hold the Summit on November 9-10 in Richmond, but the date and location is subject to change.  Additional meetings are planned to finalize the agenda and guest list.

Look for additional information on the VASFAA listserv as it becomes available.  In the meantime, if you have questions or would like to help with the Awareness Summit, please contact Mike Hawkes at mhawkes@ecmc.org.

SCHEV 2003-04 TUITION AND FEE REPORT AVAILABLE

Tuition Increases; Student Aid Cuts and More Traffic for Northern Virginia, Tidewater and Route 81.  No one said that there would be “NEW” news or better news.  Here’s to a better outlook next year.

In the interim, there is a brand new report at the following link.  It is a 38 page report on SCHEV's 2003-04 Tuition and Fee Report:  http://filebox.vt.edu/chre/elps/EPI/Perspectives/03-04SCHEVTuition.pdf

The Table of Contents is printed here for your review.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction and Overview........................................................................................... 1

Key Findings....................................................................................... 2

Challenging Budget Conditions and Tuition Policy ...................................... 5

A Look Back: Tuition Trends in Virginia.................................................... 9

Sharing the Cost of Education............................................................  11

Other Mandatory Charges..................................................................  12

Comparison of Tuition & Fee Rates in Other States  ................................ 14

The Bottom Line for Students and Parents ...........................................  16

Access and Affordability .................................................................... 19

Appendices ....................................................................................  21

Appendix A – 2002-03 Full-Time, In-State,
Undergraduate Student Charges..............................................…………... 21

Appendix B – 2002-03 Technology Fees................................................ 22

Appendix C – 2002-03 Full-Time Undergraduate
Mandatory Non-E&G Fees ...................................................………........ 23

Appendix D – 2001-03 Full-Time Student Charges,
by Student Residency and Program Level .........................………............. 25

D-1: In-State Undergraduate........................................................….. 25

D-2: Out-of-State Undergraduate........................................………........ 26

D-3: In-State Graduate..............................................................…...  27

D-4: Out-of-State Graduate.............................................................. 28

D-5: In-State First Professional.......................................................... 29

D-6: Out-of-State First Professional.................................................... 30

Appendix E – Tuition and Fees in Selected States,
by Institution Type ...............................……….................................... 30

Appendix F – Capital Fee to Out-of-State Students.......…….................... 33

Acknowledgements ......................................................................... 34